New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 353, illustrated with b/w line drawings. A treasury of information for professionals, hobbyists, and educators throughout the United States and Canada. Compiled by one of the foremost authorities in the field, in contains thousands of entries and..... More

Canton, OH: Stark Brick Company, 1930. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w architectural specification drawings. Stark Salt Glazed Brictile is a smooth fire clay unit, glazed on the face, back and both ends. It is essentially a double brick, and the glaze is a thin coating..... More

London, New York: Ward, Lock & Co., 1891. Original edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 27, with11 fold-out plates (several detached and laid in; one torn). Illustrated with 224 in-text b/w drawings and diagrams. Ex-library markings. An important and extremely rare late 19th century masonry and brickwork technical manual, extremely..... More

New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1962. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. 12mo, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with 30 two-page plates of color samples. A color memory in pocket form, it contains 1,266 color swatches systematically organized and identified for easy reference. Practically designed and easy to use, this atlas..... More

Boston, MA: L. Prang and Company, 1876. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xxxiii, 274, indexed, illustrated with chromolithographic plates and woodcuts. Ex-library markings. This book was intended to make artists and persons engaged in industrial artistic pursuits familiar with the results of investigation into the physical and..... More

New York: Theodore Audels, 1923/45. Later printing. 1 Hardcover, leatherette. Octavo, pp. ca 400 per volume. Illustrated with wood engravings. Contains several tables and data. A standard for every tradesman and apprentice in his day. We always have several sets of this wonderful, standard item in our inventory, starting with..... More

London: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1989. Second edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Square octavo, pp. 281, illustrated with 134 b/w drawings. Ex-library markings. This book was intended to fill the considerable gap that exists in literature on the techniques of modern plastering and to emphasize basic practical craft skills. Its encyclopedic form..... More

Cleveland, OH: The Warner & Swasey Company, nd c. 1950. First edition. Spiral Bound. Quarto, pp. 158, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This book consists of a series of articles which presented the best practices in the management of the turret lathe. The articles are essays and actual case..... More

New York: Abrams, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 290, indexed, richly illustrated with b/w drawings, plans, and photos. 8 appendices. A multidisciplinary textbook on planning and installing modern electrical systems in historical buildings without damaging their architectural integrity. A valuable resource for preservationists, architects, engineers, contractors, old building owners..... More